Howland's Company Michigan Volunteer Engineers
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Howland's Company, or the Battle Creek Engineer Corps, was an engineer
company
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
on September 16, 1861, and mustered into Federal service on October 9, 1861. However, when Major General H.W. Halleck
took command of the Department of Missouri, he decided that Howland's Company did not meet Federal organizational standards. Upon notification of this fact, the company voted to disband and were subsequently mustered out of Federal service on January 8, 1862.
Military engineer
In military science, engineering refers to the practice of designing, building, maintaining and dismantling military works, including offensive, defensive and logistical structures, to shape the physical operating environment in war...
company
Company (military unit)
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that served in the Union Army
Union Army
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during the American Civil War
American Civil War
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Service
The company was organized at Battle Creek, MichiganBattle Creek, Michigan
Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Calhoun county...
on September 16, 1861, and mustered into Federal service on October 9, 1861. However, when Major General H.W. Halleck
Henry Wager Halleck
Henry Wager Halleck was a United States Army officer, scholar, and lawyer. A noted expert in military studies, he was known by a nickname that became derogatory, "Old Brains." He was an important participant in the admission of California as a state and became a successful lawyer and land developer...
took command of the Department of Missouri, he decided that Howland's Company did not meet Federal organizational standards. Upon notification of this fact, the company voted to disband and were subsequently mustered out of Federal service on January 8, 1862.